Craft beer industry news.
At the Craft Brewers Conference, America’s largest craft brewing industry gathering, John I. Haas, Inc. and the Barth-Haas Group introduced INCOGNITO, a breakthrough new flowable hop-flavoring product with worldwide implications on how great beer gets made.
Constellation Brands will shutter two Ballast Point Brewing facilities in Southern California, and back out of a plan to open a brewpub in San Francisco, Brewbound has learned. A spokeswoman with the New York-based beer, wine, and spirits company today confirmed the closure of Ballast Point Brewing’s 80,000 sq. ft. “Trade Street” sour beer and barrel-aging facility, which opened in San Diego in late 2017, as well as its Temecula, Calif.-based brewpub, which opened in 2016.
Champion Brewing Company has announced it will expand distribution to South Carolina beginning April 15, 2019. The Charlottesville, Virginia-based craft brewer will distribute via Bear Island Distributors out of Hilton Head Island.
DESTIHL Brewery has officially announced that it has expanded distribution of its beers to Alaska and Maryland.
Beltway Brewing Company, located in Sterling Virginia, has been a pillar in the craft brewing industry since opening in 2013 sharing its expertise, knowledge and resources with craft brewers to put their unique recipes in the hands of beer lovers.
Squatters Craft Beers expands on their 30-year history of innovation with the introduction of Grandeur Peak Spiked Sparkling Water – the first offering of its kind in Utah.
Twin Creeks Brewing Company is pleased to announce plans for their second location, Twin Creeks Brewing at Explore Park, opening in the fall of 2019.
Bee Pollen. Quinoa. Pink Himalayan sea salt. You wouldn’t ordinarily expect to find these ingredients listed on a beer label, but increasingly brewing companies are pushing more “functional” offerings as they look to appeal to consumers seeking healthier alcohol options. It’s a new approach for a growing number of craft breweries, who for years have churned out calorie-dense, barrel-aged stouts, and high-octane IPAs.
Heavy Seas Beer is excited to announce the next release from its 15 Barrel Brewhouse, Paw Power, a Wheat Ale brewed with orange peel and black currant. This beer will be exclusively available in 4-packs of 16 oz. cans and on draft in the Heavy Seas Taproom at the brewery during its annual Pups & Pints event on May 19, 2019.
Steel String Brewery has announced plans to build Pluck Farms: a production brewery, working farm, festival site, culinary pop up venue and disc golf course seated on 57 acres of pasture and woodlands ten miles down HWY 54 from their current brewery. The Carrboro brewery has worked in conjunction with Orange County who will purchase a portion of the land for the North Carolina Mountain to Sea Trail.
The Seoul born and Eureka-based brewery, The Booth Brewing is breaking boundaries with their latest brews from their Make This Happen series.
Ripples, the innovative company behind the Ripple Maker, an ingenious device that can produce any message or image onto foam-topped beverages using natural extracts, has announced a deal with large Japanese beverage company, Suntory Beer, owners of global iconic brands.
Cascade Brewing has announced the release of its One Way or Another 2017 project, which went on sale April 5. The beer will be available in 500ml bottles and on draft at Cascade’s two Portland pubs and through its distribution channels.
Taking their fifth deep dive into the world of complex barrel-aged beers, Axle Brewing Co. in Ferndale will launch the latest iteration of their popular Livernois Barrel Project on Saturday, April 13 at 4 p.m. ‘Secret Meeting’ is a 13 percent ABV rye-barrel aged Baltic Porter with strong notes of chocolate, vanilla and marshmallow, an ideal sipper for Michigan’s early spring.
